Oily Beef Mechado (Mechadong Baka)

Usapang Oily Beef Mechado tayo mga ka-foodtrip! Ang Mechado ay isa sa mga confort food ng mga pinoy. Ito ay hango sa salitang “MECHA” noong panahong ng mga español. I-nadapt ito sa filipino language at tinawag na “Mitsa” that eventually was called “MECHADO“.

Hindi to mawawala sa mesa namin tuwing Bagong taon at Pasko. Hinahanda rin to sa mga special occasions like, fiesta, birthday, binyag, kasal at marami pang pamalakasang handaan. Talagang makaka 5-cups of rice ka kapag natikman mo tong Beef Mechado recipe na to!

Oily Beef Mechado is simply stewing meat in tomato sauce with potatoes, carrots and bell pepper. It is similar to Kaldereta or Afritada because of the base ingredients used.

Difference between Filipino Mechado, Afritada, Menudo and Caldereta

Afritada, Kaldereta, Menudo and Mechado are the holy trinity Filipino cousin. Potatoes, carrots, and bell pappers are almost identical, these are the few essential elements to give each dish a distinctive flavor.

• Afritada – type of dish made with chicken, pork or beef with tomato based sauced.
• Caldereta – It is a type of beef or goat stew cooked with tomato sauce and liver spread.
• Menudo – Traditional ingredients for menudo include liver, garbanzo beans, raisins, and bite-sized pieces of chopped pork. and on occasion Vienna sausages or hotdogs
• Mechado – Filipino-style beef stew made of larded beef chunks braised in tomato sauce with potatoes and carrots.